Friday, 28 July 2017

Hi Everyone the challenge at Digitally Made is "Summer Fun / Patriotic". My make is of The Mumbles on the Gower Peninsula, such a lovely place to visit. Which means I'm going for Patriotic with a bit of Summer. I used a scrapbook layout to put all this together, I'm not sure I will get the hang of scrapbook layouts, but I do enjoy doing it when I decide to.

Monday, 24 July 2017

Hi Everyone, firstly I have to welcome a few of you who have chosen to be my new followers, I very much appreciate your trust in me keeping you interested. Thank you xx

My card for the Outlawz sketch challenge this week is for Christmas, yeah! must have got at least 3 ready now LOL.

Anyhow, something different, I have been going through the vast amount of cutting files I have, even made a few boxes, (another post) shamefully, most not used before, these are 2 of them.

One that I came across started it all, that was the Robin on a branch, so easy, even to layer, and the holly frame which was just as easy. I've added a link and as you can see I have had them for years and not used them, isn't that disgraceful?

My biggest choice was what to use for the diagonal backgrounds of the sketch. I decided on a "snow" background, I wasn't sure of the colour choice, but thought I would go with it.

Friday, 21 July 2017

Hi Everyone, my card for you today is for the Outlawz progressive challenge, we were given a wonderful image of a dog, I really wanted to bring him to life.
By chance and a little playing, I did something I haven't done before in PS and I am really pleased with the result....

I used a digi paper - I added the stamp to the paper as you would do with a rubber or clear stamp, then shaded where needed and more lines (a lot) to him. I used a plain PS brush to add the green under him and to the tennis ball, well it was in the middle of Wimbledon when I made him. It took a long time to colour him, but worth it to me.

Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Hi Everyone, I know you all are really clever with your stamping and mixed media, painting etc. Me? I'm happy with my digital, BUT, being part of The Male Room DT, this month called for -

Oh! NO was my first reaction, I like a challenge and this was a HUGE challenge for me. BUT, I didn't realise how much fun it would become for me.

I also looked Mixed Media up so I could use things I am comfortable with and have hanging around, this is what I found.

Question - Is mixed media art just limited to papers and cardboard? Or does it include fabrics and other mediums as well? Is there any limits to what you can and cannot use?Answer - Mixed Media Art includes all and anything you can think of! My preference is for paper....That made me happy, on to my card -

Not the usual paints and slosh, mixed media is generally known for!!!!

but, I think I can call it mixed media, it certainly was for me.

Dies and stamps - Magazine freebies
Car, wheel hubs, wheels and "vroom, out of an old can, held over the gas burner (carefully) until it turned colour, I have done this before and it turned a better colour, must have been the can!

Monday, 17 July 2017

Hi Everyone, my card today is for the Dragons Lair Designs FB progressive challenge, the image we were given to play with is just beautiful and I had ideas how to colour her, but it didn't go that way.

I was looking for dp's in my files and came across a blog hop set of files, from DigiChick named "Playful" in it was a paint splatter and my card was born! This card is going to a friend who always has bad things happen to her big and small, but thankfully with lots of prayers, always comes out on top.

For those of you that are familiar with our hops....there will be lots of freebies along the way. A Freebie at each stop. So get ready, empty out those folders....the hop starts Sunday, July 23nd (more details as we get closer)

For those of you that are familiar with our hops....there will be lots of freebies along the way. A Freebie at each stop. So get ready, empty out those folders....the hop starts Sunday, July 23rd (more details as we get closer)

Looks like we have 13 HOP STOPS at the moment...you know what that means....at least 13 FREEBIES~! Spread the word.

LIFE IS BETTER IN SUMMER~!

If anyone is interested in doing Mixed Media as a Guest Designer for the hop, please let me know......lots of traffic to your blog if you are selected.

So email me if you are interested in being that Guest Designer for the HOP.

I hope to see you over at Morgan's Artworld, any designers image is OK for the ATG challenge, my Team mates have produced really beautiful work.

Just a note on a different subject -

When I made yesterdays Sunglasses card, I wasn't sure if it would be used, it was! my Niece lost her Rayban sunglasses that her son had bought her, he also had them engraved "for Mum, I love you", when home for Christmas from Australia. Well she lost them and was extremely upset, but after crawling through every shop in the shopping centre (Mall), someone had handed them in, how honest was that person, I wonder if it was the inscription that did it?

Friday, 7 July 2017

Hi Everyone, my card today is for the family of my cousin, who died a last week, a beautiful gentle soul, who I loved a lot, even though we saw her rarely and was 20 years older than me. She had suffered with Alzheimer disease for 6 years, a tragedy for anyone, but I feel more so, of someone so lovely.

This image is exactly how I felt when I heard she had passed. I saw the image HERE and chose it as my favourite card on Morgan's Artworld challenge HERE and had to choose it for this card.

image - Pierrot Sprite Aurora Wings

coloured digitally in PS

dp's - The Lovely Studio used to be Pink Petticoat

dies Tattered Lace

pearls from stash

If the card looks a little wavy, it was, because of wet glue, but after gentle persuasion it is now straight.

Wednesday, 5 July 2017

The team have done fabulous work go have a look, hope to see you enter too. The bonus of doing that, is you have me commenting on your post! That would put anyone off LOL.

Anyhow, here's my card

cut shape is Bird House - Birds Cards,

I cut it out beautifully on the Cameo, then drew lines on the roof, wrong move!!!!

so had to cut it out again, OK this time, just the ink spread, but I can live with that.

birthday bird - Paper Garden Products

print and cut the bird on the Cameo, it was too big to go into the hole in front of the card, so had to stick it on over the hole. lesson, measure properly!!!!

happy birthday die - Tattered Lace

I'm happy with the overall effect, I love the texture effect of it all, next time I won't leave it so late to do my DT card, just a couple of hours to go, phew and write a post too. Now I can think of lots of ways I could have done this card, but time escaped from me.

Saturday, 1 July 2017

Hi Everyone, today I have a Christmas card, well I thought I had better start LOL. This image came from the Limited Runs FB progressive challenge, isn't he the smile-iest monster ever? I think he could make anyone smile.